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2023 Minnesota High School Preview: St. Cloud Crush


Parker Hageman
Prep Baseball Report Minnesota

 

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As we prepare for the upcoming 2023 high school season, we will be taking a preseason glimpse at programs from around the state.


Team: St. Cloud
Nickname: Crush
Class: AAAA
League: Central Lakes
Head Coach: Chris Koenig
Years as Head Coach at School (Overall Record): First year
2022 Overall Record: 7-16
2022 League Record: 4-10
2022 League Finish: 7th
2022 Post-Season Finish: Finished 1-2 in section 8AAAA

# of Returning Starters:
 7
# of Pitchers With 15+ Innings Returning: 3

# of Starters Lost:
 3
# of Pitchers with 15+ Innings Lost: 1

PLAYERS TO WATCH: 
Elian Mezquita, 2023, P/OF
Jaxon Kenning, 2024, IF
Joe Hess, 2024, P/IF

ALUMNI CURRENTLY PLAYING COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Hank Bulson - Ridgewater Community College

 2023 OUTLOOK:
"Myself and the coaching staff is excited with the group we have returning. We return 7 position players who contributed as part of a young team last season. We look forward to challenging this group to take another step in the right direction this year. We will rely heavily on the 3 returning pitchers who contributed last season and will be looking for a couple underclassmen to fill in with quality innings."
Chris Koenig, St. Cloud Head Coach